Multi-shot bar action ballistic impeller golf club

ABSTRACT

A series of devices for a unique quiet reliable non-conventional golf club, capable of driving a golf ball varying distances from a static position, without swinging the golf club, by utilizing a power strip, containing a series of blank gun powder cartridges loaded into a moveable bar, giving the user the ability to reload by a simple pressing motion of the power strip bar action for reloading. The striker/piston is propelled outward from the club face two inches to strike a golf ball, after the user presses two buttons on the golf club handle grip to fire the cartridge, developing a high pressure gas injected into the breech end of the club head firing cylinder. The vortex generator disperses the gas according to a desired distance setting by the user, to achieve various distances required in playing the game of golf.

BACKGROUND-FIELD OF INVENTION

The present invention pertains to the field of golf clubs, specificallyto powder actuated golf clubs igniting a propellant to drive a golf ballalong the course of play, including a means of changing the distance aball will travel according to golf course terrain requirements. Aconventional golf club contains a handle consisting of a hollow shaftattached to a golf club head assembly. Convention golf clubs aredesigned to be swung, where propellant driven clubs are designed todrive a golf ball from a static position or are not swung to drive agolf ball.

BACKGROUND ART

The recreational sport played on a golf course utilizes many types ofgolf clubs with varying face angles. Generally golf clubs are swung inan arc starting above the users head. This creates a club face velocitythat imparts kinetic energy to the ball positioned on the ground or atee. A shorter arc traveled by the club results in the transfer of lesskinetic energy thereby varying the distance the ball travels. A keyelement of playing the game requires' controlling the precise directionand distance the ball travels along the course of play. Many users findplaying the game of golf extremely challenging or unable to participate.To that end, many prior art attempts have been submitted to overcomethis problem.

Clark disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 769,939 issued Sep. 13, 2004 a means ofadding additional energy imparted to the ball by the release of energystored in a mechanical compressed spring. Driving the ball occurs byswinging the club head in a downward arc contacting the ball therebytriggering the energy release. The practical success of this concept waslimited since most of the difficulty occurred by a swing error due to aheavier club and user proficiency. Additionally the ball compressionenergy release, the club head mechanical spring energy release and theclub head velocity kinetic energy release will not result in the sum ofthe three sources and thereby, not providing any improvement.

Celestin discloses in French Pat. No. 1,181,539 issued Jun. 15, 1959 agolf club that uses an explosive charge to add additional energy to theclub head velocity created by the user swinging the club. The clubdesign apparatus being heavier is likely to cause an errant swingfailing to trigger the device. Improved performance in driving the ballwould be poor because the compressed energy in the ball would not occurat the precise instant the explosive charge occurred.

U.S. Pat. No. 4,170,357 issued Oct. 9, 1979 to Greer also employs anexplosive charge designed to add kinetic energy to a golf ball whendetonated by a swinging motion of a club face. This approach is nothelpful for the same reason as that of a patent by Clark. Swinging aclub with the added weight and hitting a sweet spot detonator to addexplosive energy to a ball being compressed with kinetic energy isextremely difficult. The stored energy sources will not releasesimultaneously, thereby failing to solve the problem. The precedingpatents require the user to swing a club, which is difficult even underconventional circumstances by a proficient user. Therefore the veryproblem the patents attempt to address and improve is defeated by thevery means utilized.

The prior art issued Jun. 4, 1996 to Taylor et al discloses in U.S. Pat.No. 5,522,594 a golf club designed to impart kinetic energy upon a ballwithout swinging said club. Instead it is placed in a static positionadjacent to said ball waiting for an impact by an external striker platebeing affixed to one end of a narrow rod to be propelled by an explosivecharge against a piston affixed to the opposite end of said rod. TheTaylor et el invention includes a hollow head containing an oval shapedcylinder bore housing said piston, rod and external striker plate thatseats into a recess in the retracted position. Said rod is guided in andout of said hollow head oval shaped cylinder bore through abushing-bearing located on the clubface. The explosive charge containedin a rectangular shaped cartridge holder fitted into a slot thatpositioned the active cartridge above an orifice in the holler head ovalshaped cylinder bore. A handle with a holler shaft that contains atrigging device with a spring and firing pin rod, extended into theholler head designed to fire said cartridge releasing high-pressure gasinto a holler head oval cylinder port that directs the high pressure_gason to the top of said piston when the user actuates the trigger, therebyimparting kinetic_energy upon the ball.

There were many problems with the Taylor et al invention that resultedin poor performance. The tremendous force caused the striker platereturn spring to deform and said piston and striker plate to detach fromsaid rod as a result of mechanical failure. The high pressure gas failedto burn completely leaving a residue that caused said piston to jamafter a few cycles. The bushing-bearing containing petroleum lubricationchanges into a sticky residue as a result of a chemical reaction when itis exposed to said high pressure gas, which restricted the smooth travelof said piston, small diameter rod and striker plate thereby causingfailure. The hollow head being made of aluminum failed to withstand thewear factor caused by the piston travel, resulted in failure. Thecartridge holder being shaped with a flat surface failed to maintain anadequate seal thereby releasing high-pressure gas, thereby reducing thekinetic energy produced. Aside from the poor performance there were nomeans to adjust the ball travel distance.

Another prior art issued Oct. 6, 1998 to Taylor attempted in U.S. Pat.No. 5,816,927 again failed to achieve a clean complete powder burnresulting in parts jamming and said ball travel, failed as a result ofmost of the high-pressure gas being dissipated on the top of the pistonbefore reaching the port designed to decrease the pressure, as a resultsaid Taylor invention, failed to change the distance a ball wouldtravel. This invention provided a hollow head fitted with a separateinternal cylinder mounted within the aluminum embodiment containing thesame design piston and rod attached to said external striker plate inthe same manner as the Taylor et al patents, as a result sustained thesame rate of failure. The Taylor patent did not address the piston rodbearing lubrication residue problem, which also continued to fail.

The high-pressure cartridges were contained in ducts around a wheelcircumference and fired toward the center axis by a firing pinprotruding through a hollow shaft into the head assembly therebystriking each cartridge in a revolving sequence. The fired cartridgesdischarged into the center of the wheel, thereby passing through aninjection port in the cylinder. The cone shaped center of the cartridgewheel fail to maintain an adequate seal, thereby allowing high-pressuregas to enter the adjacent cartridge ducts causing failure. The hugeamount of volume between the top of the piston and the top of thecylinder created a premature drop in pressure thereby causing anincomplete powder burn, which fouled the piston after a few cycles ofoperation.

The retractor means design attempt failed to retract the piston becausethe pressure volume required for the retracting action did not exist.The attempted buffer spring failed to be reliable. The-assembledstructure proved to be impractical, costly and difficult to manufacture.Also the head assembly and associated parts failed to withstand thedynamic operating pressure involved, namely the retraction concept; thetilt safety proved to be costly, impractical and had no practical use.

The U.S. Pat. No. 8,579,721 B1 by Taylor incorporates a clean burningvortex generator designed to reduce the unburned powder residue, whichcauses friction on moving parts resulting in reduced performance. Thepowder residue produced in gun powder as a result of its chemicalstructure, which may only be reduced not completely eliminated.

The U.S. Pat. No. 8,900,065 by Taylor incorporates a case-lesspropellant driven Ballistic Impeller Golf Club (Golf club) whichfeatures a golf club head with an attached handle assembly, designed toimpart kinetic energy on to a golf ball without swinging the club. Thekinetic energy is developed by burning a case-less propellant, thatgenerates a high-pressure gas, which is adjustable in a linear fashionthereby, driving a golf ball along a course of play from a shortdistance, up to the distance of that of conventional clubs.

A portion of the invention is a unique electronic firing means forfiring said case-less propellant formulation, not gun powder. Just asprevious inventions used gun powder to drive a golf ball in the courseof play, case-less propellant will be used and perform in the samemanner. The problem with this Taylor invention is the case-lesspropellant is not available for commercial use or not available for usein golf clubs requiring propellant to operate.

SUMMARY OF THE PRESENT INVENTION

They are improvements to enhance the operation of the Multi-shotimpeller golf club,

(4) The striker/piston braking system, by means of a deflection orbending action, of a urethane spring snubber material engaging over aurethane brake cam radius, within the striker/piston orientation slot.(5) Providing a propulsion silencing ring on the perimeter of thestriker end of the striker/piston to capture loss pressure, therebyadding propulsion and reducing the DB level during each cycle ofoperation. (6) Providing a multi-cartridge power strip designed to loadinto a movable bar for easy advancement to the next cartridge, bypressing action to the bar receptacle, referred to as a “bar action” forloading the next cartridge into the firing position. (7) Themulti-cartridge power strip bar provides a user friendly visualindication of unfired cartridges. (10) The vortex generator chambercontains a coating or plating to reduce gun powder residue by means ofthe super heating action of platinum, rhodium and caladium. (11) Themulti-cartridge power strip held in a sealed position with themulti-cartridge power strip bar, centered over the firing cylinder gasinjection port, by means of a downward force exerted by the locking camlever action operated by the user. (19) The vortex generator stemprovides a floating attachment for the range control lever.

OBJECTS AND ADVANTAGES

Besides the objectives and advantages described above, to be morespecific the objectives and advantages of the present invention are:

(a) To provide a unique low cost quiet golf club, that is safe,operational, easy to use and easy to manufacture by being designed to bedie cast as opposed to investment casting.(b) To provide a unique golf club containing a bar action receptaclecontaining a series of gun powder filled cartridges, when fired developshigh pressure gas, which flows through a super reside burner into saidvortex generator disbursement, imperative to controlling the lineardistance a golf ball travels.(c) To provide a unique golf club capable of hitting golf balls multipledistances from a static position without fouling or jamming.(d) To provide a unique golf club containing a striker/piston made ofsolid construction containing a DB reducer thrust ring.(e) To provide a unique golf club containing a striker/piston notrequiring a rod bearing and requiring little lubrication.(f) To provide a unique golf club striker/piston containing a urethanedeflection braking capability.(g) To provide a unique golf club striker/piston containing a specialhard anodized Teflon impregnated coating or a ceramic coating and asuper residue burner by means of a vertex generator coated withplatinum, rhodium and caladium.(h) To provide a unique golf club die casting made of aluminum, onepiece construction.(k) To provide a unique golf club utilizing a plastic strip containing aseries of cartridges.(l) To provide a unique golf club containing an easy to read, balltravel distance indicator.(m) To provide a unique golf club containing, an easy to use verticalhold down cam.(o) To provide a unique golf club containing an easy to assemble handleassembly housing the firing pin assembly.(p) To provide a unique golf club containing a firing cylinder made of17-4 stainless steel or other hard material.(q) To provide a unique golf club containing a removable throughurethane deflection stop pin, which allows for easy cleaning, and:disassembly.(r) To provide a unique golf club containing a recoil surface cleat.

DRAWING FIGURES

FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of a golf club

FIG. 2 shows a left perspective view of a golf club head embodiment

FIG. 3 shows a right side perspective view of the head embodiment

FIG. 4 shows a partial isometric view of the club head embodiment

FIG. 5 shows a plain view of the aft side of the club head embodiment

FIG. 6 shows the bottom view of the embodiment and the anti-skid plate

FIG. 7 shows an exploded view of the golf club head assembly

FIG. 8 shows an isometric view of the bar action assembly

FIG. 9 shows an isometric view the cartridge load strip

FIG. 10 shows a cutaway view of the aft end of the firing cylinder

FIG. 11 shows a plain top view of the aft end of the firing cylinder

FIG. 12 shows a plain end view of the aft end of the firing cylinder

FIG. 13 shows a partial cutaway view of the striker piston

FIG. 14 shows a plain side view of the striker piston

FIG. 15 shows a partial cutaway top view of the urethane spring cam

FIG. 16 shows a partial cutaway view of the striker/piston face

FIG. 17 shows a plain view from the piston end of the striker/piston

FIG. 18 shows a plain view of the striker/piston face grooves

FIG. 19 shows a partial cutaway view of the firing cylinder urethanespring housing with urethane spring snubber.

FIG. 20 shows a partial cutaway view of firing cylinder andstriker/piston with deflected urethane spring snubber.

FIG. 21 shows a partial cutaway view of firing cylinder housing withouturethane spring

FIG. 22 shows an isometric view of the firing cylinder

FIG. 23 shows a plain view of the range control valve

FIG. 24 shows a plain view of the shaft end of the range control valve

FIG. 25 shows a cutaway view of the firing pin cam assembly

FIG. 26 shows an exploded view of the firing pin cam assembly

FIG. 27 shows a cutaway view of the handle assembly in the cockedposition ready to fire

FIG. 28 shows a cutaway view of the handle assembly in the firedposition

REFERENCE NUMERALS IN DRAWING

14 complete golf club assembly15 silencing expansion area16 urethane spring retainer17 urethane spring housing expansion area18 index spring ball19 firing pin retaining slot20 range control valve retaining lock nut21 golf club shaft22 range control valve retaining nut23 handle assembly lower grip24 upper grip cocking handle25 firing safety button26 firing trigger button27 golf ball28 right side club head embodiment29 left side club head embodiment30 locking cam lever31 cartridge bar housing32 club head anti-skid cleat plate33 urethane spring snubber34 logo medallion35 club face36 range control lever housing slot37 range scale inset mounting38 locking cam lever slot39 firing pin cam assemble housing40 multi-cartridge power strip41 multi-cartridge power strip bar guide groove42 cartridge load43 cartridge load44 cartridge load45 cartridge load46 cartridge load47 bar receptacle removable tab stock48 bar receptacle end stop49 multi-cartridge power strip bar cartridge receptacle50 multi-cartridge power strip bar cartridge receptacle51 multi-cartridge power strip bar cartridge receptacle52 multi-cartridge power strip bar cartridge receptacle53 multi-cartridge power strip bar cartridge receptacle54 multi-cartridge power strip bar55 multi-cartridge power strip with loads56 firing cylinder top view57 firing cylinder side view58 firing cylinder end view59 range control valve housing60 multi-cartridge power strip bar cylinder port bed61 firing cylinder port62 range control valve stem O ring groove63 range control valve stem housing bearing64 vortex resonating chamber65 firing cylinder bore66 firing cylinder multi-cartridge power strip bar retainer guide67 firing cylinder aft end68 firing cylinder mounting threaded hole69 firing cylinder70 range control lever71 range control key72 range control stem bushing73 anti-skid cleat74 anti-skid cleat75 anti-skid cleat76 anti-skid cleat77 striker/piston inset below bearing surface78 piston top79 urethane brake cam80 striker/piston urethane spring guide slot81 striker/piston blow-by propulsion silencer ring82 striker piston bearing surface83 striker/piston face DB silencing port84 striker face ball traction groove85 striker/piston86 striker/piston face cutaway87 striker/piston face piston top and propulsion ring88 striker/piston face ring of silencing ports89 aft side embodiment90 strike/piston aft end piston cam brake91 range control valve92 range control vent down slot93 range control valve body94 vortex generator armature shaft with platinum catalyst coating95 vortex generator chamber seal deflector96 range control mounting threads97 range control shaft key lever connector98 forward cylinder mounting “O” ring groove99 urethane spring housing boss100 urethane spring housing boss101 cylinder after cycle vent102 cylinder after cycle vent103 cylinder after cycle pre-vent104 cylinder after cycle pre-vent105 range control valve stem end106 range control valve inlet port107 range control valve inlet port108 range control valve inlet port109 range control valve inlet port110 range control valve inlet port111 range control valve inlet port112 range control valve inlet cone113 range control stem key way114 aft cylinder “O” ring groove115 multi-load strip hold down lower cam116 multi-load down assembly117 firing pin return spring118 firing pin119 multi-load strip hold down upper cam120 multi-load hold down assembly housing121 multi-load hold down assembly mounting hole122 firing pin hammer123 firing pin hammer linkage rod124 shaft spring housing125 lower main firing pin spring retainer126 main firing pin spring127 lock down lever stop pin128 cylinder bore with urethane spring deflected129 cylinder bore without urethane spring130 cylinder bore with urethane spring un-deflected131 handle assembly cocked unfired132 handle assembly un-cocked fired133 firing linkage rod latch134 firing linkage rod in handle area135 lower handle grip136 handle frame137 cocking handle sleeve keeper actuator138 upper cocking pawl139 upper handle grip140 cocking handle sleeve return spring141 aft cocking handle sleeve return spring keeper142 cocking handle sleeve143 forward cocking handle sleeve return spring keeper144 trigger hinge pin145 safety slide146 firing trigger

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF FIGS. 1-28

A typical golf club illustrated in FIG. 1 is completely assembled readyfor use. FIG. 1 through FIG. 28 clearly illustrate each component partinterconnection. The golf club head casting in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, has aninternal firing cylinder containing a striker/piston shown in theretracted position. FIG. 4 shows the aft view of the golf club head diecasting containing the bar action multi-cartridge power strip. FIG. 5shows the aft view of the golf club head die casting illustrating by thehidden lines, the range control lever housing underneath the visiblerange control scale. FIG. 6 shows the bottom view of the golf club headillustrating the anti-skid cleats and firing cylinder mounting holes.FIG. 7 shows the golf club head die casting in an exploded view of allof the internal parts. FIG. 8 shows the multi-cartridge power strip baraction illustrating the end stops. FIG. 9 shows the multi-cartridgepower strip. FIG. 10 shows a cutaway view of the vortex generator, rangecontrol housing and firing cylinder bore. FIG. 11 shows the top view ofthe firing cylinder illustrating the bar action seat and injection port.FIG. 12 shows the piston end of the firing cylinder illustrating therange control stem bore and mounting holes. FIG. 13 shows a partialcutaway of the striker/piston illustrating the high pressure blow-bysilencing ports and the propellant silencer ring around the striker faceperimeter. FIG. 14 shows the side view of the striker/pistonillustrating the urethane spring snubber guide slot and urethane springsnubber deceleration deflection cam. FIG. 15 shows a partial cutawayview of striker/piston illustrating the top view of the decelerationdeflection cam. FIG. 16 shows a cutaway view of the propulsion silencingring and silencing port. FIG. 17 shows the high pressure gas inlet intothe propulsion silencing ring ports. FIG. 18 shows the striker/pistonface illustrating the friction grooves and the outlet of the highpressure gas propulsion silencing ring ports. FIG. 19 shows a partialcutaway view of the firing cylinder illustrating the urethane springsnubber being in the static position. FIG. 20 shows a partial cutawayview of the firing cylinder and striker/piston, illustrating theurethane spring snubber being in the deflected position against thestriker/piston cam. FIG. 21 shows a partial cutaway view of the firingcylinder without the urethane spring and striker/piston. FIG. 22 showsthe firing cylinder illustrating the multi-cartridge power strip baraction seat, silencing vent, high pressure vent ports and the mountingflange “O” ring seals. FIG. 23 Show the range control valve illustratingthe vortex generator core and the valve seating hub. FIG. 24 shows thehigh pressure gas inlet ports and index keyway. FIG. 25 shows a partialcutaway of the handle shaft assembly illustrating the firing pinassembly and main firing pin spring. FIG. 26 shows an exploded view ofthe firing pin assembly. FIG. 27 shows a cutaway view of the handleassembly in the cocked position before firing, FIG. 28 shows a cutawayview of the handle assembly in the un-cocked position after firing,

OPERATION OF FIGURES SPECIFICATION 1-28

In the present invention, those skilled in the art will understand themechanical sequence described to launch a golf ball utilizing amulti-cartridge power strip bar action golf club. With the golf clubillustrated in FIG. 1 sitting in an upright position with themulti-cartridge power strip bar action fully loaded with a series ofcartridges a user places the golf club head die casting 29 adjacent togolf ball 27. To launch golf ball 27 the maximum distances toward thegolf course green, safety button 25 is actuated, thereby enabling firingtrigger 26 to be pressed, firing a selected cartridge 42-46. Beforeloading or reloading the multi-cartridge power strip bar 54, cockinghandle 24 must be lifted fully upward and released, being returned bycocking handle sleeve return spring 140, to cock firing pin spring 126,in preparation for firing said golf club. Loading the multi-cartridgepower strip bar 54 into golf club head die casting 29 is accomplished byreleasing firing assembly cam lever 30 and pressing the multi-cartridgepower strip bar 54 outward from golf club head die casting 29 until themulti=cartridge power strip bar stop 47 lands against the golf club headdie casting 29 thereby providing clearance for loading or reloading themulti-cartridge die casting bar action 54. With cartridge 42 selectedheld in positions by index detent spring ball 18 engaged into thedischarge port 53 of the multi-cartridge power strip bar 54. Beforefiring golf club 22 the user rotates firing pin cam lever 30 clockwisepressing firing pin housing lever 30 firmly forward, which seats firingpin cam assembly 116 on the top of selected cartridge 42.

The distance adjuster indicator lever 70 is positioned on a ball travelscale 37 to the desired range a ball is expected to travel. The golfclub handle 22 is placed in an upright position with the golf club headdie casting 29 adjacent to golf ball 27. The user places both hands ongolf club handle 23 in a conventional manner with the left thumb onthumb safety button 25 and the right thumb on firing trigger 26. Pullingupward on the safety button 25 and pressing firing button 26 fires golfclub 29. The operational sequence of parts of golf club 22 after theactuation of safety slide 25 and firing trigger 26, which releaseslinkage rod 123 and trigger latching pawl 133 allowing firing pin spring126 kinetic energy forcing firing pin hammer 122 to strike firing pin118, thereby firing selected cartridge 42. High pressure gas generatedfrom cartridge 42 flows into vortex generator chamber 64 and rangecontrol inlet 105, designed to burn and control a large portion of gunpowder residue enhanced by means of a Platinum, Rhodium and Palladiumcoating on range control vertex generator core 94 and vertex generatorchamber 64 before entering range control valve 105. The range controlvent down chamber 92 depending on the position of range control valvebody 93 setting on range control distant scale 37, high pressure will bedispersed in a ratio, thereby applying more or less pressure tostriker/piston 85, more precisely to piston end 78 of striker/piston 85.The high pressure gas “blow by” around the circumference clearance ofstriker/piston 85 and firing cylinder bore 65 is collected into thepropulsion silencer Ring 81, which reduces the DB level as high pressuregas is filtered through gas propulsion silencer ring ports 83. When saidhigh pressure gas is applied to propulsion silencer ring 81 therebyproviding additional force to striker/piston 85 to drive golf ball 27more distance. After striker/piston 85 has driven golf ball 27 andstriker/piston 85 has extended to full travel striker/piston 85 isrestrained by urethane spring snubber 33 being deflected bystriker/piston cam 79 and by urethane spring 33 landing against urethanespring snubber 33 housing clearance area 17. The reaction of golf clubembodiment head die casting 29 resists the aft recoil motion by ananti-skid cleat plate 32 cleats 73-76 mounted on the bottom of golf club89. Urethane spring snubber 33 is secured to golf club head die casting29 by urethane spring retainer 16. Urethane spring snubber extendshorizontally through striker/piston guidance slot 80, therebymaintaining striker/piston 85 orientation during firing cycle. Rangecontrol valve input 105 vortex generator receives high pressure gas,thereby splitting the gas to cause a circular spinning vortex forcingthe gas to meet from opposite directions before entering range controlvalve 91 inlet 105. The vortex gas flow pattern entering range controlvalve 91, which further shapes the vortex flow pattern after leavingrange control valve 91, designed to maintain the optimum temperaturethroughout the linear degrees of pressure change required for a givendistance settings. Depending upon the position of vertex generatorarmature 94 the gas flow is proportionally dispersed with an exactratio, into cylinder bore 65 on to the top of piston 78 and or into golfclub head die casting 29 silencing expansion area. This action allowshigh-pressure gas to expand thereby lowering the venting velocity of thehigh-pressure gas to an acceptable DB level. The maximum distancesetting on ball travel distance scale 37 allows the maximum gas flowinto cylinder 65 applying full pressure to the piston end ofstriker/piston 85. The striker/piston 85 slides on striker/pistonbearing surface 82 and striker/piston grooves 77 consisting of a hardanodized Teflon impregnated or ceramic coating, a given distance beforeexposing cylinder pre-exhaust ports 102, 103 and exhaust ports 101, 104,

CONCLUSION, RAMIFICATIONS AND SCOPE OF INVENTION

The present invention teaches a means for driving a golf ball utilizinga ballistic impeller golf club, which uses a series of cartridges,contained in a movable, replaceable multi-cartridge power strip baraction receptacle. The bar action receptacle solves the reloadinghardship in past inventions and provides a means for the user to advancethrough the strip of cartridges by pressing the bar receptacle end stopinward to advance to the next cartridge load. The present inventionincludes a gas reversal propellant silencer ring to increase ball traveldistance and reduce the DB level output by venting high pressure gasflowing through a series of sound absorbing ports.

This invention includes a firing pin housing cam assembly, therebylowering the cost to manufacture and improve assembly complications andto be more user friendly, where major parts are designed to be die cast,thereby lowering the manufacturing cost.

The person reviewing this invention will clearly see and understand theimportance for an invention to function and perform flawlessly in themarket place. The scope of this invention far exceeds and improves allprior art by using less parts and ease of operation among otherramifications. This invention reduces the cost of manufacture andprovides higher reliability by implementing a 17-4 stainless steel orother stronger material cylinder, combined with a hard-coated Teflon orceramic material on a one-piece striker/piston to solve the lubricationproblem as well as elimination of structural failure. This inventioncontains a silencing chamber to reduce the DB sound level output,including an added DB reducer thruster ring added to the striker/piston.A urethane braking means is provided utilizing s deflection method fordeceleration of the striker/piston. Other variations are possible, suchas golf clubs that are multi-colored, manufactured for people that areleft handed of smaller stature.

The invention claimed is: 1-20. (canceled)
 21. A urethane materialbraking device for a striker/piston, accomplished by a deflection orbending action of the urethane material.
 22. According to claim 21 thegolf club die casting embodiment, houses a shaped cam radius providing ameans to deflect or bend the urethane material during the brakingaction, thereby absorbing the striker/piston kinetic energy.
 23. Adevice integrated into the striker/piston to convert firing cylinder“blow by” gas pressure into kinetic energy and provide a means to reducethe DB level through a plurality of sized exit ports.
 24. A moveable barto house a multi-cartridge power strip, providing a means to advance andfire each cartridge by pressing the end bar stop to the next cartridgefiring position.
 25. According to claim 24 the moveable bar mates to thefiring cylinder seat over a firing injection port, sealed and held inposition by a spring ball seated into the discharge port ofmulti-cartridge power strip moveable bar.
 26. According to claim 25 Themulti-cartridge power strip loads into the moveable bar for storing andconsumption and provides a visual indication of the number of cartridgesremaining to be consumed.
 27. A vortex generator chamber coated orplated with platinum, rhodium, caladium to provide a means to super burnthe gun powder residue by raising the burning rate temperature.
 28. Acartridge is locked into the firing position by means of a rotary leveroperated cam assembly, integrated into the golf club handle shaft end.The lever operated cam assembly, unlocks the spent cartridge afterfiring, allowing the moveable bar to move to the next cartridge. 29.According to claim 28 The lever operated cam assemble is the housing forthe firing pin assembly and is connected to the end of the golf clubhandle shaft and the lever operated cam assembly in connected and housedin the golf club head.
 30. According to claim 23 A propulsion silencerring, encompassed in a groove ring protruding diameter of thestriker/piston, whereby expanding gas bypassing the piston, enters theprotruding ring groove, shaped to reverse the expanding gas flow in theopposite direction whereby the expanding gas adds additional thrust tothe striker/piston, whereas a portion of the expanding gas enters aplurality of small holes sized to slow or decrease the gas dischargevelocity, thereby silencing the DB exit level.
 31. According to claim 27A vortex generator chamber, located in the aft end of the firingcylinder, to provide a means to force burning gun powder gas into avortex pattern, thereby sending unburned powder back into the burningin-coming powder, thereby increasing the burn rate, leaving lessresidue, providing maximum efficiency, of expanding gas directed to thetop of the striker/piston or into silencing chambers.
 32. According toclaim 31 A vortex generator shaft extending through a firing cylinderstem hole, where the shaft provides a pressure gas deflector and athreaded mounting stud for anchoring vortex generator against a thrustbearing, onto the aft end of the firing cylinder, whereby the shaft endcontaining a key slot and extending through a bushing provides means fora floating distance adjuster indicator lever to absorb the shock waveafter firing.